3m respirator masks

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:20 pm

Can anyone help me find the right mask.

Are there any suggestions on good half face or painter masks?

Ones to avoid.

proper filters to accompany the mask so I don't render it useless

Any feedback or suggestions would be welcome and appreciated.

(Reason I am asking about 3M is because I can get wholesale prices on these)

Post by **Eric** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:39 pm

I switched to a kaffiyeh (or shemagh) from a dust mask this year and you couldn't pay me to switch back. Double layer of cloth covering your mouth, easy to get out of your way, super comfortable and I could breath with no problems in the middle of the worst whiteouts the playa could throw this year (and there were quite a few towards the end of the week)

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:48 pm

Was planning on picking one of those up too. Especially since I found it in the obnoxiously fantastic color of neon lime green

Kiro · Post by **Kiro** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:55 pm

Undecided wrote:Was planning on picking one of those up too. Especially since I found it in the obnoxiously fantastic color of neon lime green :)

That's so unlike you.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:02 pm

3M masks work good, and pretty much any filter will work, assuming your talking about the half face respirators. And, should they get clogged with dust, you can always change the filter. The cheapo masks work fine, as well. Provided you don't experience a 10 hour dust storm. Its really, what your comfortable wearing, for a possibly extended period of time.

Post by **Eric** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:05 pm

Undecided wrote:Was planning on picking one of those up too. Especially since I found it in the obnoxiously fantastic color of neon lime green

You mean like this?

Click on the image for the link.

DesertRat · Post by **DesertRat** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:46 pm

I brought a couple of shemaghs but ended up wearing this mostly:

http://buffnews.net/videos.us.php?vid=0 ... e=Original Buff Demo

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:15 pm

I've tried lots of different masks, but this is the best one I've ever used
http://www.achooallergy.com/mask-respro-sportsta.asp
And the company is great too.

JK

Irreverent Moniker · Post by **Irreverent Moniker** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:51 pm

I second the keffiyeh/shemagh, I loved mine this year...actually brought 3 with me and ended up giving two to my fellow campers.

Only slight problem was that everyone thought I was a ranger when I was wearing it :)

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:10 pm

I wouldn't wear one during the day, but at least they look cool!

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:56 pm

Eric wrote:
Undecided wrote:Was planning on picking one of those up too. Especially since I found it in the obnoxiously fantastic color of neon lime green
You mean like this?

Click on the image for the link.

Picked up this, pink & skulls...(pink for wife.....or me

)

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:57 pm

Kiro wrote:
Undecided wrote:Was planning on picking one of those up too. Especially since I found it in the obnoxiously fantastic color of neon lime green
That's so unlike you.

What up cutie?

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 9:58 pm

TomServo wrote:3M masks work good, and pretty much any filter will work, assuming your talking about the half face respirators. And, should they get clogged with dust, you can always change the filter. The cheapo masks work fine, as well. Provided you don't experience a 10 hour dust storm. Its really, what your comfortable wearing, for a possibly extended period of time.

I've been looking. Just cautious on the filters at this point.

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 10:53 pm

Undecided wrote:
TomServo wrote:3M masks work good, and pretty much any filter will work, assuming your talking about the half face respirators. And, should they get clogged with dust, you can always change the filter. The cheapo masks work fine, as well. Provided you don't experience a 10 hour dust storm. Its really, what your comfortable wearing, for a possibly extended period of time.
I've been looking. Just cautious on the filters at this point.

The filters are typically for chemicals but will stop dust. Don't be to concerned. If a rag will stop dust, these will too. And, they go on and off, much quicker. We got lucky this year, with very little dust....but always plan for the worst!

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:30 am

Just bought meself a British Army surplus desert Shemagh for 2011 - and a pair of Paratrooper commando smoke goggles that look like a pair of ski shades

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/GENUINE-issue-BRI ... 27b5970113

http://www.baddogservices.com/shop/inde ... ucts_id=87

Sorted!

shroom · Post by **shroom** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 3:47 am

I used a simple mask from the hardware department. It worked well and was only a few dollars.

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 6:24 am

I'm not finding a link to my mask (if you go to http://playabound.wordpress.com and click on the what to wear safety third category, it's there).

It's some sort of mask for wood-working (made for the smaller, dust-like particles), and I LOVED it. I could walk straight out into a whiteout (and I mean OUT, I couldn't see my friends walking with me) and breathe fine. And talk and be heard.

I'm not really into wearing a scarf, so I liked that I could just attach it to my bag/hip pack. Pop it on and off as needed.

theCryptofishist · Post by **theCryptofishist** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 8:59 am

Irreverent Moniker wrote: Only slight problem was that everyone thought I was a ranger when I was wearing it

True, there are people on this board who would not want to be mistaken for a ranger.

Post by **Eric** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 9:48 am

TomServo wrote:We got lucky this year, with very little dust....but always plan for the worst!

Where were you camped?

We were pounded with white-outs from Friday on this year (Esplanade & 3:30)- it took me 45 minutes to get from my camp to 7:30 & D on Friday due to the winds & dust (normally 15-20 minutes), were in a sporadic white-out most of Saturday culminating in a howling white-out during the Burn, and Sunday's white-out lasted almost all day.

This is me after trying to watch the Burn. The shirt was fresh & black when I out it on Sat. morning.

yes, I know there shouldn't be that much dust around my eyes, but the goggles got in the way of the kissing...

Undecided · Post by **Undecided** » Fri Oct 15, 2010 10:35 am

Cheyenne wrote:http://www.baddogservices.com/shop/inde ... ucts_id=87

How do you like these?

They look pretty good.

I kind of like these ones too:
http://www.baddogservices.com/shop/inde ... ucts_id=81

TomServo · Post by **TomServo** » Sun Oct 24, 2010 9:59 pm

Eric wrote:
TomServo wrote:We got lucky this year, with very little dust....but always plan for the worst!
Where were you camped?

We were pounded with white-outs from Friday on this year (Esplanade & 3:30)- it took me 45 minutes to get from my camp to 7:30 & D on Friday due to the winds & dust (normally 15-20 minutes), were in a sporadic white-out most of Saturday culminating in a howling white-out during the Burn, and Sunday's white-out lasted almost all day.

This is me after trying to watch the Burn. The shirt was fresh & black when I out it on Sat. morning.

yes, I know there shouldn't be that much dust around my eyes, but the goggles got in the way of the kissing...

9:45 and H....must have missed it! Or maybe, if its not more than 2 hours, it isn't bad. 2007 and 2008 were bad. Luckily, I had my czech gas mask both those years.

graidawg · Post by **graidawg** » Sat Mar 05, 2011 3:20 am

Eric wrote:

yes, I know there shouldn't be that much dust around my eyes, but the goggles got in the way of the kissing...

i laughed for nearly ten minutes after seeing this picture, i guess a good mask and goggles get added to the list of must haves

Eric you look like your older brother or possibly dad in this pic. the t-shirt looks very apt with the logo though

Copa · Post by **Copa** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:45 pm

Hi -

In preparation for my first burning man I purchased a couple of these. The recommendation I got was to have a single chamber for the heavier dust storms (lighter) and then carry some bandanas for the lighter ones.

Good price and already packed!

Cheers -

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:52 pm

I'm going to bump this mask again. I've tried almost all of the others and for comfort and fit, this one can't be beat!
http://www.achooallergy.com/mask-respro-sportsta.asp

FIGJAM · Post by **FIGJAM** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 6:58 pm

I'm trying this.

I like the look.

Post by **Elderberry** » Thu Jun 23, 2011 7:14 pm

That's definitely a look!

BBadger · Post by **BBadger** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 12:44 am

Another place to look for general goggles + respirators/masks is Northern Safety (respirators, goggles). I'll have to check out jkisha's as well, but at $60, that quite a bit compared to the 3M mask that seemed to work for me.

moonrise · Post by **moonrise** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 2:34 am

I started to lose my voice around day 9.

I'm just gonna bring; paper disposable painter's masks & surgical masks--great for underneath a neoprene paint ball mask, a 3M respirator, a Shemagh, bandanas, and whatever ele I can throw at the dust stormages!!

I don't wanna catch that playa lung BS later on down the road...I avoided that, but it happened to a few in my circle, man did they complain for months after the burn

*running to the mask stores*

Sic Pup · Post by **Sic Pup** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 4:24 am

One of my girls gave me a Respro Bandit for Father's Day.

I'm not sure if it's overkill or insufficient but it sure looks nice, what else could one want?

C.f.M. · Post by **C.f.M.** » Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:03 am

Sic Pup wrote:One of my girls gave me a Respro Bandit for Father's Day.

I'm not sure if it's overkill or insufficient but it sure looks nice, what else could one want?

That's pretty cool! Seems like a nice compromise between a bandana and a mask (me, I'm sticking with the mask).

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